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Circodiscus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Larnacillidae

Taxonomy
Circodiscus was named by Petrushevskaya and Kozlova (1972). It is extant. It is the type genus of Circodiscinae.

It was assigned to Circodiscinae by De Wever et al. (2001).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Circodiscus Petrushevskaya and Kozlova
1972Plectodiscus Petrushevskaya and Kozlova
2001Circodiscus De Wever et al. p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyLarnacillidaeHaeckel 1887
subfamilyCircodiscinaeDumitrica 1989
genusCircodiscusPetrushevskaya and Kozlova 1972

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Circodiscus Petrushevskaya and Kozlova 1972
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Invalid names: Plectodiscus Petrushevskaya and Kozlova 1972 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available